My students need 14 different basic supplies to get through school everyday, such as various types of paper, pencils, chalk, cleaner, and a hole punch.
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"Miss, I need a pencil!" "Miss, I can't take the notes, I have no paper!"
This is what I hear day in and day out in my classroom. I teach in an inner city school in Pennsylvania. Most of my seventh and eighth grade math students struggle financially (well, their families do), so they are unable to bring supplies to school. I have a large population of special education and English-as-a-second language students. Having the proper supplies would help them to do better in school.
The main obstacle that my students face is that they don't have the appropriate supplies to succeed in school. I'm not talking about graphing calculators or laptops, I'm talking about simple supplies such as notebook paper and pencils. I'd like to set up a "community center" within the classroom where students can use materials as they need them.
The resources I would need to benefit my students consist of pencils, markers, notebook paper, chart tablets, construction paper, and graph paper. These are the basic supplies needed to get through everyday and to keep the lessons stimulating.
Your help will ensure that my students have the necessary materials to get through every school day with success. Too many times I have students who don't succeed because they don't have pencils and paper, and this would prevent that problem. It's a simple solution to a simple problem, and you can be a part of that solution.
This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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